Yup its all about enjoying precious time at home. It took about 12 hours to finish the self study systems that we have to complete, and now moving on to the big stuff to get ready for the eSV (the computer based AQP version of an oral for all the old school types).

I sat in a MD90 jumpseat last week and I learned more from watching their flows, checklist usage, flight guidance panel, and FMA's than I would have ever learned in a classroom. The crew pretty much already signed me off on the FMS I think getting a jumpseat observation BEFORE you go to the sim is more valuable than going after, but both have value. I strongly recommend it for people who are going somewhere anyway to vacation, to ask to sit in the jumpseat if its your equipment.